The Panthers have acquired 24-year old DT Tank Tyler from the Kansas City Chiefs for a 5th round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.  He will give the Panthers some needed size inside as he is 6’2″, 306 pounds.  Tyler played in all six of the Chiefs games this season and he made 22 tackles.  Tyler has now played 3 years in his NFL career and he has played in 37 games making 74 tackles.  Tyler was brought in specifically to help out with the run defense for the Panthers as he is not much of a pass rusher.  Making this kind of trade tells you that the Panthers are still very serious about winning this season.

UPDATE:  The Panthers have released 26-year old DT Antwon Burton to make room on the roster for Tank Tyler.  Burton played in 2 games for the Panthers making 1 tackle so they won’t miss him at all.